Rottboellia (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.
The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797).
Species
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton - Africa, Asia, Australia
Rottboellia coelorachis G.Forst. - New Caledonia, Vanuatu
Rottboellia goalparensis Bor - Assam
Rottboellia laevispica Keng - Anhui, Jiangsu
Rottboellia paradoxa de Koning & Sosef - Philippines
Rottboellia purpurascens Robyns - tropical Africa
Formerly included
Numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Chasmopodium, Coelorachis, Elionurus, Eremochloa, Glyphochloa, Hainardia, Hemarthria, Henrardia, Heteropholis, Ischaemum, Lasiurus, Lolium, Loxodera, Manisuris, Mnesithea, Muhlenbergia, Ophiuros, Oropetium, Parapholis, Phacelurus, Pholiurus, Psilurus, Ratzeburgia, Rhytachne, Schizachyrium, Spartina, Stenotaphrum, Thaumastochloa, Urelytrum and Xerochloa.